Far North Company invests in the future

Kaitaia based Kiwi Carpentry are looking at a bright future with their new filter and extraction system installed late last year

When Kiwi Carpentry, a family run business based in the Far North decided to build a purpose built production facility, 10 times bigger than their previous factory, they relished the opportunity to now layout the machinery for a more efficient work process flow, but also wanted to ‘future proof’ for their continuing growth: adding CNC’s and other larger machines in the future.

Already a customer for NZDUCT+FLEX, NZ’s, Directors Rob and Andrew Bennie contacted the company to discuss what would be involved in a new dust extraction system. In and out of COVID lockdowns and Auckland border restrictions, Geoff Ebdon from NZDUCT visited several times, primarily to see what modular stock they already had to ensure everything could be reused, saving costs for what was quoted, and a CAD plan for the complete system was finally accepted. Delays occurred due to COVID, but by coincidence both NZDUCT install teams ended up based in Kaitaia for 2 separate jobs the same week. Typically there were some last minute changes to the layout but with nearly $2million of stock in the 3 NZDUCT Auckland warehouses, these differences could easily be accommodated, with any unused items being returned for credit.

A standard Modular 3 bay filter with rotary valve exit driven by a JK30D 5.5 kw fan was installed in 2 days leaving the team to concentrate on the ducting internally. All product is purchased from Danish based JKF Industri and all items including the filter, fans and rotary valves are ‘in stock’ items for the successful Dust and Fume extraction experts. For the rotary valve, Kiwi Carpentry designed their own bin and cover to assist emptying.

Aaron Proctor, NZDUCT+Flex Engineering Manager who oversaw the install, commented that the install team tried to work around the machines as much as possible to avoid interrupting production, and Andrew Bennies very precise plan of how the machines would be placed made the install of the system go smoothly.

Kiwi Carpentry specialise in solid timber joinery with a passion for making things slightly out of the ordinary. Manufacturing high quality pre-hung doors and stairs, the company is a major supplier to trade merchants in the Far North, taking real pride in their work and the solid reputation they have built up over 10 years in providing quality service in the timescale they promise. Andrew Bennie is very pleased with the new facility and the way it looks and operates, knowing he can come back to NZ DUCT+FLEX at any time to adapt or extend the system in the future.

For more information contact New Zealand Duct & Flex Freephone 0508 69 38 28 www.nzduct.co.nz or www.jkf.dk or email info@nzduct. co.nz

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